Asia: A down day for all the major Asian stock markets due to the weak China trade data. Chinese exports for the month of February decreased from 9.1% to -20.7%. This was the biggest fall in three years. Imports also fell 5.2% in the world’s second largest economy. Chinese stocks had a biggest daily loss […]

  The results of my life research, reading every newspaper story going into the bull market of the Roaring ’20s and the Great Depression revealed that before the high in 1929, when interest rates were rising, people interpreted it as BULLISH for it demonstrated that there was STILL a demand for money. Indeed, interest rates […]

Asia: President Trump says he is optimistic that a landmark trade deal with China is near completion, however, reports suggest that Chinese officials do not feel the same. The latest news with Huawei suing the US over a product ban does not help the overall situation. A mixed day for Asian stocks: Shanghai rose 5 […]

Asia: Another positive day for Chinese stocks. The Shanghai Composite added 47 points (1.54%) to 3101, the highest closing since June 7th 2018. The SENSEX increased 190 points (0.52%) to 36633, Hang Seng and ASX200 rose 76 points (0.26%) to 29,038 and 46.3 points (0.75%) to 6,246 respectfully. However, both the NIKKEI 225 and KOSPI […]

QUESTION: Hey Martin First of all, great work with the new Socrates. Thank you very much for getting it to us. You have said that rates are exploding with fed raising rates for the pension funds and because of the lost confidence in government, at least here in Europe. Am I correct when I take […]

Asia: China’s Premier Li Keqiang stated that China will face a graver and more complicated environment as well as risks and challenges that are greater in both number and size (in the coming future). He also reduced GDP growth expectation for 2019 from around 6.5% last year to 6%-6.5% this year. A 2 trillion (CNY) […]

Asia: China has accused two Canadian’s of spying in what seems as to be retaliation of the extradition of Huawei executive to the US. Tensions seems to be escalating between the two countries. Huawei Meng Wanzhou, in turn, sued Canada for violation of human rights. Ironically, there are now hopes for a conclusion to the […]

I am writing from Frankfurt here for meetings ahead of the chaos awaiting the May elections. In Frankfurt, while the economy is clearly slowing, the financial capital is booming. New skyscrapers are rising to join those of Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, Helaba and others on Frankfurt’s skyline. This is another sign that there is a disparity […]

Asia: Stocks were boosted amid renewed hopes that a US and China trade deal will finally be resolved in the coming weeks. Some analysts are pointing their fingers at President Trump, stating that the deal was meant to be helping Americans, instead it is seen to be bringing fear to many businesses worried about importing […]

Asia: U.S. President Donald Trump said he had walked away from a nuclear deal at his summit with Kim Jong-un on Thursday as they cannot accept the demands from each other. Kim Jong-un pressed for the end of the US sanctions, however Trump declined as this was not possible until proof of total nuclear disarmament […]